Tough Decisions. It is what being a parent is all about.

It is easy to type it but not so easy to live it. As a parent we are constantly having to make tough decisions that will shape the lives of our children forever. Decisions that most likely are wrong and will result in us having to pay exorbitant amounts of money towards counseling at a later date, but decisions nonetheless.

Here we are, Robb and I, blessed with the most amazing children and our job is to try to shape them into adults that will love God, love others, love themselves and who will contribute in some way to the society around them. The same society that is all the while working against us.

That said, we have been very blessed to be able to surround our children with people that love God and that love them. From family to babysitters to church family. One of the hard things about surrounding them with so many people that love them is that sooner or later they are going to have to experience the loss of one or more of these people. For a parent, that is one of the toughest things. The loss might not be a death, but maybe just seeing someone less frequent.

I pray continually for strength from God to get through the tough times as a parent and guidance in making the hard decisions. I need the strength that I can only get from him so I can continue to show my children His love through everything we do. What an adventure we are on.